Xbox Games Studios head Alan Hartman is stepping down from his post after more than three decades working at parent company Microsoft.

Craig Duncan, head of Sea of Thieves studio Rare, will take over as the Xbox Game Studios boss later this year. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Xbox Game Studios' current boss Alan Hartman will retire from the company at the end of November after being in the position for one year.

Xbox Game Studios will soon be led by Rare studio head Craig Duncan as current boss Alan Hartman is retiring in November.

In a major leadership change at Xbox Game Studios, Craig Duncan, the current head of Rare, has been named the new Xbox studios boss, replacing Alan Hartman, who is set to retire at the end of November.

Structural changes at Xbox continue. The company confirmed this morning that Alan Hartman, the current head of Xbox Game Studios, will retire at the end of this year. In 2023, the former corporate vice president of Turn 10 took over the position from Matt Booty, who is now president of content for Microsoft Gaming.

Microsoft is promoting Rare studio lead Craig Duncan to the head of Xbox Game Studios, following the retirement of Alan Hartman. The change of leadership comes less than a year after Hartman took on the head of Xbox Game Studios role after Matt Booty was promoted to an expanded president of game content and studios position.

The head of Xbox Game Studios Alan Hartman is set to retire at the end of November, marking an end to 30 years working at Microsoft. Appointed to succeed him is Craig Duncan, the studio head of Rare,

Craig Duncan, the head of Microsoft studio Rare, will become the new head of Xbox Game Studios as current boss Alan Hartman retires. Duncan has been studio head at Rare since 2011, overseeing the likes of Sea of Thieves and multiple Kinect games.

Xbox Game Studios head Alan Hartman is set to retire in November, with Rare boss Craig Duncan lined up to take his place.